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24 alternatives to watson!

Transparent note/drawing app for macOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. watson! launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Paper 3.0▲779
The new sticky note
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Bear▲600
A beautiful, flexible writing app for notes and prose
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Raycast Notes▲1,058
Unlock a new level productivity with AI, Cloud Sync and more
2024 · raycast.com · its alternatives →
4
HUD-like live annotation and sketching app for macOS▲56
Hey all! I'm happy to announce we've finally released our 2nd macOS app, Draw Over It, a tiny desktop app that enables drawing, highlighting, or annotating directly on top of anything on your Mac. I've always wanted something like this for instant and unobtrusive sketching and annotation for pair programming and demos. I always found the standard web-based diagram and drawing tools a bit too cumbersome. So we built a simple overlay that could appear over any window or app with one shortcut. It doesn't collect any user data and doesn't require any system permissions - it's sandboxed. It all…
Oct 2025 · draw.wrobele.com · its alternatives →
5
Tuckyfree tier, from $4/mo▲273
Notes docked to your screen edge, with an AI agent inside
Sep 2026 · tucky.io · its alternatives →
6
Notebook for Mac▲341
The beautifully simple note-taking app from Zoho. Now on Mac
2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
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I made a macOS app to let me draw on the screen while on video calls▲232
Download Presentify - Screen Annotation by Softal Limited on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Presentify -…
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Annotate▲193
Menubar app to draw on any app or screen on macOS
2024 · getannotate.com · its alternatives →
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Canvas▲324
Notes for teams of nerds
2016 · its alternatives →
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Noteey▲279
The all-in-one infinite canvas app for thinking and creation
2024 · noteey.com · its alternatives →
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TapeX▲101
Record, annotate and draw on your desktop screen
2021 · its alternatives →
12
Marker.io for Slack▲224
Turn screenshots into Slack messages ✌️
2017 · marker.io · its alternatives →
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SideNotes▲311
A beautiful note taking app with superpowers. It shows and hides on the side of your monitor to manage your notes distraction-free. Keep your notes organised, personalised and always at your fingertips. Markdown, tasks, pictures, colors, folders included.
2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
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Writer▲134
Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Pasteline▲142
Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds
2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →
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Sticky Notes▲85
Stickies for your desktop
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Drawl for Messenger▲109
Draw it like a boss, send it to your Messenger friends
2015 · its alternatives →
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UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Brain;Notes▲61
Scrapbook-like notepad app using sticky notes for iPadOS
2022 · brainnotes.magickworx.com · its alternatives →
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Writer▲81
Beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app.
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
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CloudSticker▲79
Smarter sticky notes for Mac
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Note Canvas▲68
Have FUN writing notes--text, flashcards, and other objects.
2021 · its alternatives →
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Mark And Scribble▲64
Annotate on screen with ease
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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